Over the past four decades, Godzilla has risen up from the depths again and again — and each time has been very different.

When Godzilla was reborn for his Heisei era of films, the King of the Monsters had changed. The overall tone was darker than his wild and wooly ‘70s output, and the films’ plots often seemed concocted ...

The Heisei Era follows the Showa Period and is the second longest series in the Godzilla franchise, beginning in 1984 and lasting through 1995. This era began with The Return of Godzilla, which was ...